710 E. Main, Suite 1 (361) 767-5217 - Phone Robstown, TX 78380 (361) 767-5248 - Fax NUECES COUNTY LANDSCAPE PLANT LIST COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME HABIT LIGHT WATER SALT TOL. TX. NATIVE COMMENT GROUND COVER Asparagus fern Asparagus sprengeri Evergreen F/P L Y N Perennial Spider Plant, Airplane Plant Chlorophytum comosum Perennial F/P/S M N N May freeze Fig Ivy Ficus pumila Perennial F/P/S M N N Creeping Vine Shore Juniper Juniperus conferta Evergreen F M N N Trailing Juniper Juniperus horizontalis. Evergreen F M N N Bar Harbor, Blue Rug Tam Trailing Lantana Lantana montevidensis Simi - F L N Y Trailing Purple or White Deciduous Lighting Lily Turf, Liriope, Big Blue Liriope muscari Evergreen P/S M N N Mondo Grass, Monkey Grass Ophiopogon japonicus Evergreen P/S M N N Trailing Rosemary Rosemarinus prostrata Evergreen F/P L/M N N Needs drainage Purple Heart Setcreasea pallida Evergreen P/S M N N Arrowhead plant Syngunium podophyllum Evergreen P/S M N N Vine Asiatic Jasmine Trachelospermum asiaticum Evergreen F/S L Y N Verbena Verbena spp. Perennial F L N Y Wedelia Wedelia trilobata Perennial F/P M Y N PALM Cocus Plumosa, Queen Palm Arecastrum romanzoffanum Evergreen F L Y N Half-hardy/25' Fast Grower Mexican Blue Palm Brahea armata Evergreen F L N N Not for the island Pindo, Cocos Australis, Jelly Butia capitata Evergreen F L Y N 1 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME HABIT LIGHT WATER SALT TOL. TX. NATIVE COMMENT Mediterranean Fan Palm Chamaerops humulis Evergreen F L Y N Hardy, bushy to 10' Sago Palm Cycas revoluta Evergreen F L Y N Cycad - to 8', give plenty of space Mexican Sago Dioone edule Evergreen F L Y N Cycad - to 5' Chinese Fan Palm Livistona chinensis Evergreen F L Y N Canary Island Date Palm Phoenix canariensis Evergreen F L Y N Susceptible to Texas Phoenix Palm Decline True Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera Evergreen F L Y N Dwarf Palmetto Sabal minor Evergreen F L Y N to 4' Cabbage Palm / Florida Sabal Sabal palmetto Evergreen F L Y N Texas Sabal Sabal texana Evergreen F L Y Y Windmill Palm Trachycarpus fortunei Evergreen F M Y N Small ornamental palm to 10' California Fan Palm Washingtona Filifera Evergreen F L Y N Mexican Fan Palm Washingonia Robusta Evergreen F L Y N Fast growing PERENNIAL / SHRUB Copper Plant Acalypha wiokesiana Deciduous F/P M N N May freeze Lily-of-the-Nile Agapanthus orientalis Evergreen P M N N Blue, white flower Century Plant Agave americana Evergreen F L N Y Variegated Dwarf Ginger Alpinia vittata Evergreen P/S M N N May freeze, grows back Shell Ginger Alpinia zerumbet Evergreen F/P/S M Y N May freeze, grows back Artemesia / Wormwood Artemesia X “Powis Castle” Evergreen F/P M N N Fast growing, gray foliage Aspidistra, Cast Iron Plant Aspidistra elatior Evergreen S M N N Herbaceous perennial Agarita, Agarito Berberis (Mahonia) trifoliata Evergreen F L N Y Berries for jelly / bird attractor Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glaoca Deciduous F M/L Y N 2 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME HABIT LIGHT WATER SALT TOL. 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NATIVE COMMENT American Beautyberry Callicarpa americana Deciduous F/P M N Y Purple or white berries Bottlebrush Callistemon citrinus Evergreen F L Y N Tall and dwarf varieties, may freeze back Chillipiquin Capsicum annuum Deciduous F L Y Y Simi-perennial, fruiting / bird attractor Natal Plum Carissa grandiflora Evergreen F M/L Y N Fast growing up to 12' Texas Bird of Paradise Casesalpinia gilliesi Deciduous F L N N May freeze back, Native shrub with yellow flowers Candlestick Tree Cassia alata Deciduous F M N N May freeze Pampas Grass Coraderia selloana Evergreen F L N N Dwarf and tall varieties Italian Cypress Cupressus sempervirens Evergreen F M/L N N Tall, columnar to 30' Holly Fern Cyrtomium falcatum Evergreen P/S H/M N N Sotol Dasylirion texanum Evergreen F L N Y Brazillian Sky Flower Duranta repens Evergreen F M N N Silverberry Elaeagnus pungens Evergreen F L Y N Coppertone Loquat Eriobotrya X ‘Coppertone’ Evergreen F M N N Golden Shrub Daisy Euryops pecinatus Evergreen F/P L Y N Needs excellent drainage, winter color Rice Paper Aralia Fatsia japonica Evergreen S H N N Pineapple Guava Feijoa sellowiana Evergreen F L N N Daylily Hemerocallis Evergreen F/P M N N Herbaceous perennial Red Yucca Hesperaloe paryiflora Evergreen F L Y Y Heartleaf Hibiscus Hibiscus cardiophyllus Deciduous F/P H N Y Herbaceous perennial Texas Star Hibiscus Hibiscus coccineus Deciduous F/P H N Y Herbaceous perennial Hibiscus (Tropical or Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Evergreen F H N N May freeze / single tend to Chinese) be hardier 3 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME HABIT LIGHT WATER SALT TOL. 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NATIVE COMMENT Athea, Rose-of-Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Deciduous F M N N Dwarf Chinese Holly Ilex cornuta ‘Rotunda’ Evergreen F M/L N N Possumhaw Ilex decidua Deciduous F/P M N Y Small Tree to 12' Yaupon Ilex vomitoria Evergreen F/P L Y Y Small Tree to 15' Dwarf Yaupon Ilex vomitoria Nana Evergreen F/P L N Y Bush Morning-Glory Ipomea fitulosa Deciduous F L N N Fast growing, may freeze Primrose Jasmine Jasminum mesnyi Evergreen F M N N Mounding, yellow flowers Juniper Juniperus spp. Evergreen F M N N Hollywood, Seagreen, Robusta green, Blue vase Shrimp Plant Justicia brandegeana Evergreen F/P M N N Mexican Honeysuckle Justicia suberecta Evergreen F L N Y Native to Mexico; Orange Flowers Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica Deciduous F M/L L N Dwarf forms to 5' Texas Lantana Lantana horrida Deciduous F L Y Y New Gold Lantana Lantana X Hybrid ‘New Gold’ Deciduous F L n N Blooms after rain Texas Silverleaf/Sage/Cenizo Leucophyllum frutescens Evergreen F L N Y Wax leaf Ligustrum Ligustrum japonicum ‘Texanum’ Evergreen F/P M N N Barbados Cherry Malpighia glabra Evergreen P L N N Turk’s Cap (Tropical & Malvavisus drummondii Evergreen P M/L N Y Perennial Native type) Butterfly Iris Moraea iridiodies (Dietes vegeta) Evergreen F/P M N N Hebaceous perennial Banana Plant Musa sp. Deciduous F/P H N N Nandina Nandina domestica Evergreen F/S M/L N N Dwarf Nandina Nandina domestica ‘Nana’ Evergreen F/S M/L N N Oleander Nerium oleander Evergreen F L Y N 4 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME HABIT LIGHT WATER SALT TOL. TX. NATIVE COMMENT Brazillian Fire Spike Odontonema strictum Evergreen P M N N May Freeze Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia englemannii Evergreen F/P L Y Y Philodendrum (Tree or split Philodendron selloum Evergreen P/S H N N leaf) Pittosporum Pittosporum tobira Evergreen F/S M Y N Green and variegatged Blue Plumbago Plumbago aurticulata (P. Capensis) Evergreen F/P M/N N N Blue white flowers Japanese Yew Podocarpus macrophyllus Evergreen F/P M Y N Mexican Oregano Poliomentha longiflora Evergreen F/P L N N Pomegranate (Regular & Puncia granatum Deciduous F L N N Dwarf) Firethorn, Pyracentha Pyracantha spp. Evergreen F M Y N Indian Hawthorn Raphiolepis indica Evergreen F/P M/L Y N Disease resist varieties Snow White or Clara Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis Evergreen F L N N Needs drainage Blue Shade Ruellia Ruellia coroliniensis ‘Blue Shade’ Evergreen P/S M N N Firecracker Plant Russelia equisetiformis Evergreen F M/L Y N Red Flowers Tropical or Scarlet Sage Salvia coccinea Perennial F L N Y Blue Sage / Mealy Sage Salvia faranaceae Evergreen F M N Y Mexican Bush Sage Salvia leucantha Perennial F L N Y Mountain Sage Salvia regla Deciduous P L N Y Good drainage/don’t fertilize Bird of Paradise Strelitzia reginae Evergreen F/P L Y Y May Freeze Giant Bird of Paradise Strelitzia nicolai Evergreen F/P L Y Y May Freeze Cape Honeysuckle Tecoma capensis Evergreen F/P M/L Y N Yellow Plumbago / Rain of Thyrallis glauca Evergreen F/P M/L N N Gold 5 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME HABIT LIGHT WATER SALT TOL. TX. NATIVE COMMENT Yellowbells / Esperanza Tecoma stans capensis Evergreen F/P L N Y Freezes/Comes back from roots Viburnum Viburnum sp. Evergreen F/S M N N Soft-tip Yucca Yucca gloriosa Evergreen F L Y N Multi trunk, may freeze, grows back Pendula or Soft leaf Yucca Yucca pendula Evergreen F L Y N Thompson Yucca Yucca thompsonia Evergreen F L Y Y Spanish Dagger Yucca treculeana Evergreen F L Y Y TREES Berlandier Acacia/Guajillo Acacia berlandieri Evergreen F L N Y Huisache Acaria famesiana Deciduous F L N Y Considered a scrub brush in pastures Wright’s Acacia Acacia wrightii Deciduous F L N Y Norfolk Island Pine Araucaria heterophylla Evergreen M M N N May freeze Orchid Tree Bauhinia spp. Deciduous F M N N May freeze Pecan Carya illinoensis Deciduous F M N Y Australian Pine Casuarina cunninghamiana Evergreen F M/L Y N Freezes @ 15E/ Salt Tolerant Catalpa Catalpa bignonioides Deciduous F M N N Leaf & seed capsule litter Hackberry or Sugarberry Celtis spp. Deciduous F L N Y Redbud, Texas or Mexican Cercis canadensis var Texensis Deciduous F/P M/L N Y Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis Deciduous F L N Y Camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora Evergreen F/P M N N Hardy at 20EF Wild Olive Cordia boissierei Evergreen F L N Y Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica Evergreen F L N N Japanese Persimmon Diospyros japonica Deciduous F M N N 6 COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME HABIT LIGHT WATER SALT TOL. TX. NATIVE COMMENT Texas Persimmon Diospyros texana Deciduous F L N Y Anaqua Ehretia anacua Evergreen F L N Y Loquat Eriobotrya japonica Evergreen F M N N Fireman’s Cap, Coral Tree Erythrina crista-galli Deciduous F M N N Freezes / May come back Coral Bean Erythrina herbacea Deciduous F L Y Y Needs good drainage Eucalyptus, Red Gum Eucalyptus rostrata Evergreen F L N N Freezes/Comes back from root Rio Grande Ash Fraxinus berlandieriana Deciduous M N Y Arizona Ash Fraxinus velutina Deciduous F M N N Goldenrain Tree Koelreuteria bipinnata Deciduous F M N N Heavy seeder, weak wood Crape myrtle Lagerstroemin indica, L.